Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Bryan Blake, MD

Family Medicine · Lithia Springs, GA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
939 THORNTON RD, Lithia Springs, GA 30122
7709485400
In practice since 2005 (20 years)
NPI: 1316930118 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Blake from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Blake

Dr. Bryan Blake is a family medicine specialist in Lithia Springs, GA, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Blake performed 665 Medicare services across 242 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Blake received a total of $15,413 from 48 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 608 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Blake is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 20 years in practice ▲ Top 47% volume in GA $15,413 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
665
Medicare services
Top 47% in GA for family medicine
242
Unique beneficiaries
$52
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~33 Medicare services per year of practice

Top procedures by volume

Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.

Procedure Volume Avg. paid Avg. submitted
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
207 $80 $200
Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month
Management based on results from remote vital sign monitoring for the first 20 minutes per calendar month.
119 $38 $94
Blood draw (venipuncture)
Insertion of a needle into a vein to collect a blood sample.
113 $8 $10
Chronic care management, first 20 min/month
This service covers the first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by a healthcare professional each calendar month to manage chronic conditions.
91 $48 $117
Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days
Initial setup of devices for remote monitoring of body functions with daily data transmission or alerts. This service covers the first 30 days of the monitoring period.
78 $38 $110
Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min)
An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter.
39 $122 $245
Remote physiologic monitoring setup and education
Initial setup of remote monitoring equipment and patient education on its use.
18 $14 $85
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$15,413
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $2,202/year across 7 years
Top 2% in GA for family medicine
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
48
Companies
608
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$15,039 (97.6%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$374 (2.4%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$1,395
2023
$2,486
2022
$2,439
2021
$2,884
2020
$1,822
2019
$1,463
2018
$2,923

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Novo Nordisk Inc
$345
Abbott Laboratories
$327
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$260
Dexcom, Inc.
$89
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$65
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$51
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$47
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$44
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
$28
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.)
$27
Kyowa Kirin, Inc.
$25
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$21
Lilly USA, LLC
$18
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$18
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$17
ABBVIE INC.
$14
Top 3 companies account for 66.8% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Novo Nordisk Inc
$3,326
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$1,736
Abbott Laboratories
$994
Lilly USA, LLC
$885
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$827
PFIZER INC.
$799
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$695
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$522
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$395
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$378
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$355
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$353
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$346
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$311
Dexcom, Inc.
$304
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$274
Eisai Inc.
$258
ITI, Inc.
$219
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$207
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$190
Exact Sciences Corporation
$179
Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.
$166
AbbVie Inc.
$166
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$166
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$154
Amgen Inc.
$148
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.
$145
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$140
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$114
DEXCOM, INC.
$90
ABBVIE INC.
$68
Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc
$68
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$63
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$60
EISAI INC.
$35
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$33
Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC
$28
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
$28
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.)
$27
Kyowa Kirin, Inc.
$25
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$23
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$22
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$20
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$15
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.
$15
Allergan, Inc.
$15
Purdue Pharma L.P.
$15
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$11
Top 3 companies account for 39.3% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AIMOVIG · AIRSUPRA · Aimovig · BELBUCA · BELSOMRA · BEVESPI AEROSPHERE · BEXSERO · BOOSTRIX · BREZTRI · BUNAVAIL 2.1 mg 30-count box · BYDUREON · CAPLYTA · CHANTIX · COLOGUARD DNA CAPTURE REAGENTS · CONTRAVE · Cholbam · Cologuard Collection Kit · Crysvita · DEXCOM G6 TRANSMITTER · DUEXIS · Dayvigo · Dexcom G6 Transmitter · EDARBI · EDARBYCLOR · ELIQUIS · EMGALITY · ENTRESTO · EUCRISA · Edarbi · Edarbyclor · FARXIGA · FLUARIX · FREESTYLE LIBRE · FREESTYLE LIBRE 2 · FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 · FreeStyle Libre · FreeStyle Libre 2 · Fycompa · GEMTESA · GLYXAMBI · GVOKE PFS · HETLIOZ · Horizant · INSPIRE · INVOKANA · JANUVIA · JARDIANCE · Kerendia · LIVALO · LONHALA MAGNAIR · LYRICA · Levemir · Livalo · MOUNJARO · MYRBETRIQ · Morphabond ER · NEXLETOL · NEXLIZET · ONZETRA XSAIL · OXBRYTA · Otezla · Ozempic · QUVIVIQ · RYBELSUS · Repatha · Rybelsus · SEGLENTIS · SHINGRIX · SOLIQUA · SOLIQUA 100/33 · STEGLATRO · STIOLTO RESPIMAT · SYMBICORT · SYMPROIC · Saxenda · TOUJEO · TOVIAZ · TRADJENTA · TRELEGY ELLIPTA · TRULANCE · TRULICITY · Tresiba · Trulance · UBRELVY · VESICARE · VRAYLAR · Vascepa · Veozah · Victoza · Wegovy · XIFAXAN
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

Most payments (98%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 2% for family medicine in GA.

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Geographic Context

Family medicine physicians within 10 mi
914
Per 100K population
625.4
County median income
$80,764
Nearest hospital
WELLSTAR COBB MEDICAL CENTER
4.6 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES Weekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOS Monthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not public N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Blake is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 2% of GA peers, with 20 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Blake experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Blake performed 207 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Blake receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Blake received a total of $15,413 from 48 companies across 608 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Blake's costs compare to other family medicine physicians in Lithia Springs?
Dr. Blake's average Medicare payment per service is $52. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Blake) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →